Stephen Kreider Yoder '79, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, a bureau chief in Tokyo and San Francisco, a senior editor on the Page One desk and now columnist will be the Umble Master Class presenter this year.

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Goshen College welcomes new employees for 2026-27
Aug 25 2026
Goshen College welcomed 41 new employees for the 2026-27 school year, some of whom began their duties earlier this year.
New teaching faculty:

Justin DeWeese is an assistant professor of kinesiology. Since 2021, DeWeese has worked as the assistant athletic director of communications and operations at Goshen College. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management and in business analytics in 2020, and a Master of Business Administration in 2021, both from Ohio University.

Joseph Kreider is an assistant professor of English. A 2017 Goshen College graduate, Kreider returns to the college after working in crisis management at Oaklawn Psychiatric Center. He earned a Master of Arts in literature from Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris and a Master of Arts in musicology from Oxford University in England.

Mark Douglass is an associate professor of music. Douglass holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Michigan, a Master of Arts in music performance from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville), and a Ph.D in music performance and composition from the University of North Texas (Denton). He has had an extensive career in music education at universities and colleges. He previously served as a visiting professor at Hillsdale College (Hillsdale), an associate professor at Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Michigan, for nine years and a lecturer at the University of Michigan–Dearborn.

Andrew Clouse is an associate professor of nursing. He graduated from Goshen College in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in communication and music. He also served as an admissions counselor at the college from 2004 to 2007. Clouse returns to Goshen after a career in intensive care unit nursing and sedation at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, and ICU nursing at Goshen Hospital. Clouse earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in nursing from the University of New Mexico.

Brandon Sanchez Bravo is a visiting assistant professor of history. In 2018, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Chicano/a studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2020. Sanchez Bravo earned a master’s degree in Latin American studies from California State University, Los Angeles. He also earned a master’s degree and a doctorate in history from Tulane University in New Orleans. His specializations are in Latinx and U.S. history, Caribbean history and the colonial and modern history of Latin America. Before joining Goshen College, Sanchez Bravo was a history instructor at DePaul University.
New administrative faculty and staff (≥0.5 FTE):
Shoaib Ansari ’25, Technology Assistant
Angelica Bare, Resident Director
Jackson Beck ’13, Adjunct of History
Kate Bodiker ’26, Assistant Athletic Director of Communications & Operations
Henrique Castelhano Eichenberger ’23, Assistant Coach for Men’s Soccer
Jenelle Christiansen, Adjunct of Exercise Science
Michael Cinert, General Maintenance Assistant Supervisor
Matthew Cloud, Visiting Professor of Chemistry
Sue Conrad Howes ’92, Director of Alumni Engagement
Kenneth Craig, Adjunct of Social Work
Jiovanny (Jio) Fontan, Head Coach of Women’s Basketball
Ian Fox ’24, Success Coach – Athletics and Student Engagement
Gail Gerber ’88, Adjunct
Isel Herrera, Success Coach – Programming and Belonging
Brittany Hoffman, Counseling Intern
Damon Johnson, Adjunct of American Sign Language
Jason Kissel, Executive Director of Merry Lea
Aubren Kubicki, Adjunct
Brianna Lackey, Farm Hand at Merry Lea
Levi Lamberjack, Audio Visual Operations Manager
Griffin Lui, Adjunct of Art
Peri Mast-Hochstetler ’26, Good Library Services Assistant and Circulation Supervisor
Leah Plank, Music Together Instructor
Daniel Quinn, Applied Music Instructor of Guitar
Carolyn Rivero, Academic Success Specialist
Alexandria Shetler, Custodian
Stacie Short ’03, Adjunct
Spencer Snow, Assistant Coach for Men’s Soccer and Women’s Tennis
Aleah Southworth, Environmental Educator
Ariana Stoltzfus, Assistant Coach for Women’s Soccer
Emily Stump, CSA
Matt Ulfig, Adjunct
Kayla Von Deylen, Adjunct of Master of Social Work
Christine Way ’75, Music Instructor of Organ
Morgan Wilson, J.N. Roth Marine Biology Station Resident Assistant


